TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harrell,Margaret C.
TI  - Barriers to minority participation in special operations forces
SN  - 0585246491
AV  - UB417 .B37 1999eb
U1  - 356/.16/0973 21
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Santa Monica, CA
PB  - RAND
KW  - USA
KW  - Heer
KW  - Special Forces
KW  - gnd
KW  - Special forces (Military science)
KW  - United States
KW  - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
KW  - Military Science
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Nationale Minderheit
KW  - Military & Naval Science
KW  - hilcc
KW  - Law, Politics & Government
KW  - Military Administration
KW  - Electronic book
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-139); Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010
N2  - This report assesses minority representation and recruiting in special operations forces (SOF). It examines the extent of underrepresentation of minorities in SOF and the reasons for it and provides recommendations to help improve such underrepresentation. The authors used personnel data from the U.S. Special Operations Command and the various component commands to portray the racial/ethnic composition of SOF and compared it to the racial/ethnic composition of different comparison groups. The study found that minorities are, indeed, underrepresented in SOF--especially blacks. Barriers to joining SOF consisted of structural barriers such as the ASVAB score cutoffs and the swimming requirement, perceptual barriers such as lack of knowledge and community support and lack of identification with SOF, as well as a possible lack of interest in SOF. The authors offer several recommendations to overcome these barriers
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